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[evelyn1000]

Have anyone here encountered dyslexic kids?
I am suspecting my little girl who has just turned 5 is dyslexic. Due to some reason, I am not able to take her to any dyslexia treatment centre at the moment. Anyone has idea how I can help my girl out to improve her reading and writing ability. (She writes letters in mirror image, not always but quite often. She is used to mix up 'b' and 'd', or '6' and '9' etc. )

[UknowsI]

Is this some kind of joke? Making fun of dyslexia isn't my cup of tea...

When I was 5 I couldn't even write my own name, I didn't learn how to write an N before the age of 7. To make it short, not being able to write at the age of 5 does not equal dyslexia. If she keeps on mixing letters when she turns 10 I would start worrying.

[Adventurer]

[Samurai Blur]

Fail troll is fail.

[Welsh Canadian]

[evelyn1000]

Adventurer,

Thanks for your positive reply.
I think for those who don't really know what is dyslexia, go ahead to read articles about it. I think, especially as a teacher, it's important to know more about dyslexia for the sake of our children.

[BoholDiver]

I don't think of dyslexia when kids mix up b and p, 6 and 9. It's when they get Korean backwards (at a slightly older age) that I would suspect so.

I am sure I messed up many Korean letters too when I first started learning.

Then again, I really hate how Koreans write a 9 like a lower case p. It seems to be a nationwide decision to write it incorrectly.

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[djswayde]

[fugitive chicken]

Don't worry, if she's 5, its something that she will probably grow out of as she gets older and gets more practice. I remember being 6 and getting my name wrong and being unsure which way was right. I have a special ed. minor and have some experience with special needs students I also had experience teaching 2nd graders in the states and even they would struggle with d and p constantly. . We need to be careful about labeling kids too early because if they are told they are dyslexic at that age, it could be a role they fit themselves into because that is what they are told.

Continue correcting her lovingly and praise her like crazy when she does it right. It should work itself out. Kids need lots of repetition and positive reinforcement in order for it to stick.

If it continues as bad as it is when she is in 2nd or 3rd grade, then I would start looking into dyslexia. But until then treat it as if she needs more practice on it. Kids also like to rush through things and not take the time to notice their mistakes. No worries, you have a healthy child who makes normal childhood mistakes when learning.

If you have any more questions, let me know!

[evelyn1000]

fugitive chicken,

Thanks for being supportive

Why I started worry about my girl in such a "early age" is because I read many articles talking about dyslexia stated that kids between 5-7 who suffered from dyslexia can be completely cured with proper treatment. However, many parents/teachers didn't notice the problem of dyslexic kids in their early age and missed the best time for treatments.

Altough when I talked with my daughter's teacher, she also asked me to give my girl more time. She thought my girl will probably get better in her writing when she grows more. But I think there's no harm to know more by having a dyslexia test. (My husband is not supportive though)

I know some people may think I am too sensitive about my girl performance in studying. But honestly, I am not worrying how well she can do in her study, I just wanna help her if in case she's really dyslexic. You will not surprise why I suspected she is dyslexic if you see how she writes. She is not just writing mirror images. Basically, her sequence of writing is totally reversed. People usually write from top to bottom and left to right but she is totally reversed! Even when she draws a circle, she draws it the other way around, altought it is still a circle at the end....

Anyway, as I am now searching some ways to help my girl out to improve her sense of writing and reading, even if she's not dyslexic. So, if anyone had experience in dyslexia treatments or know any good books on the topic, it will be highly appreciated.

[Juregen]

[fugitive chicken]

Hmm, that mirror image writing is very interesting.

I am not an expert on dyslexia and actually have very little experience with it other than having a lesson or two on it in college.

I suggest when you give her a piece of paper you make a dot that tells her where to start writing with an arrow that points to which direction she is to write with heavy praise for doing it right. Have her practice with it very often and when she is comfortable with that, then take away the arrows and leave the dots again praising heavily. Once familiar, take away the dots.

I can't say that your daughter is dyslexic or not, but there even so, there are ways you can help her with your own intervention. I really don't think Korea would have a dyslexic center because there isn't much of a focus on learning disabilities. They have special education classes for the more severe special needs kids, but I haven't seen anything about helping learning disabilities.

This site may help you to see what you are looking for. I would be careful about labeling her dyslexic for now, and just focus on getting her right and left figured out and where her reading and writing weaknesses are.

http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/t7.html

And these are good to follow at home, and not just in the classroom!

http://www.dyslexia-teacher.com/t73.html

[UknowsI]

[Sleepy in Seoul]

Am I unusual to have been writing in cursive before the age of five?

[evelyn1000]

fugitive chicken,
Thanks for your suggestion and the websites. I will look into them in detail ^^


Someone out there knew he is dyslexic by the age of 28. So, who knows you are not dyslexic. Anyone who had symptoms and thought you are just normal, go to have a test. The result might surprise you